Gateway device, method for controlling the same, and program storage medium arranged to relay transmission and reception of E-mails
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1. A gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, the gateway device comprising:
- a receiving device arranged to receive first e-mails stored in the server;
a converting device arranged to convert the first e-mails into second e-mails for temporary storage;
a transmitting device arranged to transmit the second e-mails to the client terminal; and
a management table arranged to manage information about the first e-mails and the second e-mails;
whereinwhen the gateway device receives a request from the client terminal to receive the second e-mails, the gateway device sends a request to the server and receives the first e-mails from the server with the receiving device and establishes a connection with the client terminal, and while the connection is maintained, the first e-mails received from the server are converted into the second e-mails by the converting device and transmitted to the client terminal by the transmitting device; and
when the gateway device receives a STAT command from the client terminal, the gateway device transfers the STAT command to the server, receives from the server a message including a total byte count of the first e-mails stored in the server, and returns to the client terminal a message including a total byte count of the second e-mails which are converted from the first e-mails.
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A method for controlling a gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, includes the steps of receiving a first e-mail stored in the server, converting the first e-mail into a second e-mail for temporary storage, transmitting the second e-mail to the client terminal, and managing information on the first e-mail and second e-mail.
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1. A gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, the gateway device comprising:
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a receiving device arranged to receive first e-mails stored in the server; a converting device arranged to convert the first e-mails into second e-mails for temporary storage; a transmitting device arranged to transmit the second e-mails to the client terminal; and a management table arranged to manage information about the first e-mails and the second e-mails;
whereinwhen the gateway device receives a request from the client terminal to receive the second e-mails, the gateway device sends a request to the server and receives the first e-mails from the server with the receiving device and establishes a connection with the client terminal, and while the connection is maintained, the first e-mails received from the server are converted into the second e-mails by the converting device and transmitted to the client terminal by the transmitting device; and when the gateway device receives a STAT command from the client terminal, the gateway device transfers the STAT command to the server, receives from the server a message including a total byte count of the first e-mails stored in the server, and returns to the client terminal a message including a total byte count of the second e-mails which are converted from the first e-mails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling a gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving first e-mails stored in the server; converting the first e-mails into second e-mails for temporary storage; transmitting the second e-mails to the client terminal; and managing information about the first e-mails and the second e-mails;
whereinwhen the gateway device receives a request from the client terminal to receive the second e-mails, the gateway device sends a request to the server and receives the first e-mails from the server, establishes a connection with the client terminal, and while the connection is maintained, the first e-mails received from the server are converted into the second e-mails and transmitted to the client terminal; and when the gateway device receives a STAT command from the client terminal, the gateway device transfers the STAT command to the server, receives from the server a message including a total byte count of the first e-mails stored in the server and returns to the client terminal a message including a total byte count of the second e-mails which are converted from the first e-mails. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A gateway device arranged between a client terminal and a server, and arranged to relay transmission and reception of e-mails, the gateway device comprising:
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a receiving unit arranged to receive first e-mails stored in the server; a mail storage unit arranged to convert the first e-mails into second e-mails for temporary storage; a transmitting unit arranged to transmit the second e-mails to the client terminal; and a management table arranged to manage information about the first e-mails and the second e-mails;
whereinwhen the gateway device receives a request from the client terminal to receive the second e-mails, the gateway device sends a request to the server and receives the first e-mails from the server with the receiving unit and establishes a connection with the client terminal, and while the connection is maintained, the first e-mails received from the server are converted into the second e-mails by the mail storage unit and transmitted to the client terminal; and when the gateway device receives a STAT command from the client terminal, the gateway device transfers the STAT command to the server, receives from the server a message including a total byte count of the first e-mails stored in the server and returns to the client terminal a message including a total byte count of the second e-mails which are converted from the first e-mails. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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